KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 5, 2024 \u2013The 溏心vlog免费B站 now has a comprehensive plan to deal with natural disasters like floods, winter storms, hurricanes, extreme temperatures and other natural threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
溏心vlog免费B站 is the first higher education institution in the state to have a plan approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Rhode Island. A $35,000 grant from the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency\/FEMA funded the project and the hiring of Carissa Mills of VHB, a consulting firm consisting of engineers, scientists, planners and designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency takes great pride and satisfaction in celebrating 溏心vlog免费B站 as the leader, standing tall as the first higher educational institution in Rhode Island with a comprehensive hazard mitigation plan,\u201d said Melinda Hopkins, planning chief at RIEMA. \u201cIn fostering resilience and preparedness, 溏心vlog免费B站 exemplifies a commitment to safeguarding its community, setting a commendable standard for educational institutions to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe plan does two important things for the University,\u201d said Sam Adams, 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s director of emergency management. \u201cIt will enhance 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s resilience when disasters strike, and it elevates our eligibility for hazard mitigation aid from the federal government. Many major colleges and universities have not completed such a plan. FEMA is very excited about our plan being completed because the agency can use it as a model for other higher education institutions across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To get a comprehensive view of the hazards facing 溏心vlog免费B站 and the actions needed to address them, Adams reached out across the campus to assemble the University Hazard Mitigation Committee. It was made up of representatives from Facilities Operations, the Department of Public Safety, the Office of Emergency Management, the Narragansett Bay Campus, Communications, Planning and Real Estate Development, Risk Management, Information Technology Services, and Housing and Residential Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn setting up the committee, we wanted all of the key university stakeholders who would have among them knowledge of potential hazards and who could better and fully assess our vulnerabilities,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout the process, the committee met regularly with Mills, who earned her Master of Arts in Marine Affairs degree at 溏心vlog免费B站 in 2005, to ensure that the plan focused on threats more likely to affect the University. For instance, the 溏心vlog免费B站 plan prioritizes threats from storms, including floods, damaging winds and storm surge, while placing threats from tornadoes and earthquakes at a lower priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut the beauty of the plan is its ability to be adapted to any natural threat,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 97-page plan provides guidelines for short-term and long-term actions, which will reduce the actual or potential loss of life or property from natural hazards. The four central goals of the plan are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Improve capabilities, coordination, and opportunities to plan and implement hazard mitigation projects, programs, and activities to protect public health and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Maintain continuity of operations during and after natural hazard events, including transition to an online, electronic, or other type of virtual environment when facilities are inaccessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Improve education and outreach efforts regarding potential impacts of hazards, and identify specific measures that can be taken to reduce their impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Pursue opportunities to protect new and existing campus facilities, assets, and infrastructure from identified hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mitigation plan process was a planning exercise itself, which included results from a campus survey, public hearings and discussions with officials in surrounding towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe sent the document to the planning offices in South Kingstown and Narragansett, for their review and comment,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the team also used decision-making tools from the Rhode Island Coastal Hazards Analysis, Modeling and Prediction system (RI-CHAMP), developed by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Department of Marine Affairs and Graduate School of Oceanography with funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its Coastal Resilience Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think we are putting ourselves ahead of the pack, especially as the changing climate makes storms and environmental hazards increasingly risky,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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